Aequo

Senior Partner: Oleksiy Filatov

Number of partners: 12

Number of lawyers: 52

Languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian 

Firm Overview: 

AEQUO is an advanced industry-focused Ukrainian law firm highly recommended for transactional, regulatory, and DR projects. Named among Top 30 most innovative law firms in Europe by FT Innovative Lawyers 2020.

Main Areas of Practice:  

Antitrust & Competition

Banking & Finance

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Capital Markets

Corporate & Commercial

Dispute Resolution

Government Relations

Intellectual Property

International Trade

Labour & Employment

Mergers & Acquisitions

Private Clients

Real Estate & Construction

Tax & Customs

Antitrust & Competition:

3 partners, 2 counsels, 7 associates

■ Representing ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel, and Sumitomo Metal Corporation in obtaining merger clearance for JV establishment and acquiring joint control over India’s fourth-largest steelmaker

■ Representing Novus, a national food retailer, and two regional chains at AMCU in clearing the firstof- a-kind joint purchase alliance establishment

■ Advising Darnitsa, a major pharma producer, on mitigating risks of implementing various discount and rebates schemes

Key Clients: Apax Funds, Apollo, Bunge, Danone, European Business Association, Google, Ipsos, Klinge Pharma, GSK, Philip Morris Ukraine, Sandoz, Sumitomo

Banking & Finance:

1 partner; 4 counsels, 8 associates

■ Advising the European Commission on granting EUR 610 million, 1 billion and 1.8 billion macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine

■ Acting for DebtX, a leading US-based NPL sale platform, in Ukraine

■ Advising Raiffeisen Bank International on the launch of FAIRO application for SME

Key Clients: Raiffeisen Bank International, Agroprosperis Bank, China Development Bank, DebtX, Deposit Guarantee Fund, EBRD, European Commission, Fitch Ratings, IFC, Industrialbank, KfW, ProCredit Bank

Capital Markets:

3 partners; 3 counsels, 8 associates

■ Advising Naftogaz of Ukraine on its two landmark issues of Eurobonds

■ Advising KfW and EBRD on extension of the first subordinated loan and the first UAH-denominated loan to a non-banking institution

Key Clients: Naftogaz of Ukraine, FESCO, Porsche Bank AG, Agroprosperis Bank, KfW, Epicentr-K

Corporate & M&A:

4 partners; 3 counsels, 13 associates

■ Acting for Novus on acquiring Billa Ukraine from REWE Group

■ Advising Onit Inc, a leading provider of ELMsolutions, on acquiring AXDRAFT, a legaltech startup

■ Advising Inditex Group and Schenker on corporate restructuring of its Ukrainian subsidiaries

Key Clients: Ardagh Group, Daimler, Dragon Capital, Epicentr-K, Google, Inditex, Intellias, Ipsos, Microsoft, NetApp, Posco International, Sumimoto, UN Global Compact Network Ukraine

Energy & Natural Resources:

3 partners; 3 counsels, 11 associates

■ Representing Naftogaz Group in a series of multi-billion-dollar arbitrations and subsequent settlement with Gazprom over the long-term gas sales and transit arrangements

■ Advising Ukraine’s largest electricity and gas producers and traders on regulatory and competition matters and risks arising from liberalisation of the domestic energy market rules

■ Supporting renewable energy producers, including Güris, Atlas, Riverwind, in development and operation of wind farms and solar plants in Ukraine

Key Clients: Green for Growth Fund, Naftogaz of Ukraine, DTEK, Operator GTS of Ukraine, MET Ukraine, UMG Investments

Intellectual Property:

2 partners, 8 associates, 2 patent/trademark attorneys

■ Representing Forbes in a number of trademark disputes

■ Representing DuPont/Corteva on a full range of patent and trademark prosecution matters and in a complex patent cancellation dispute

■ Advising TRK Ukraina, a national TV-channel, on IP and English law in settling a dispute over a famous TV show format

Key Clients: AI Factory, Corteva, Darnitsa, Dr. Reddy’s, DuPont, Google, NetApp, Philips, Raiffeisen Bank International, Vodafone Ukraine

Litigation & Arbitration:

4 partners, 20 associates

■ Representing Olympic Entertainment Group and Philip Morris in PCA and ICSID arbitrations against Ukraine, and Naftogaz Group in PCA expropriation case against Russia over the group’s Crimean assets

■ Representing Sparebank Nord-Norge on recognition and enforcement of USD 17 mln arbitral award against a Russian bank in Ukraine

■ Defending Darnitsa’s rights to its acquired shares in BCPP, a local pharma competitor

Key Clients: ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, DTEK, Google, Guris, Inditex, Philip Morris, Posco International, ProCredit Bank, Ukrgasvydobuvannya, UMG Investments

Real Estate & Construction:

2 partners; 1 counsel; 6 associates

■ Advising Dragon Capital, the leading Ukrainian PE investor, on acquiring Ryasne-2 industrial park in Lviv, shopping malls, office properties and warehouses across Ukraine

■ Advising Allrise Capital on acquiring Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa, including hotel and office properties

■ Advising US- and UK-based investors on acquiring distressed real estate loans and picking up repossessed properties

Key Clients: ATB Market, Auchan Ukraine, Bunge, Dragon Capital, EBRD, Emso, Novus, TMM, Ukrtelecom

Tax & Customs:

1 partner; 1 counsel, 5 associates

■ Acting for ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, ATB Market, Inditex Group, Kernel and ProCredit Bank in a series of tax disputes

■ Advising global IT players with Ukrainian R&D centres on tax implications of engaging sponsors and buyback of shares, tax structuring and mitigation of risks for Ukrainian operations

Key Clients: ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Naftogaz, Inditex, ProCredit Bank, Epicentr K, Kernel, RIA.com Firm

 Contacts:

■ Oleksiy Filatov

Email: [email protected]

■ Denis Lysenko

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■ Anna Babych

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■ Yulia Kyrpa

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■ Mariya Nizhnik

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■ Pavlo Byelousov

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■ Sergey Denisenko

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■ Nataliya Dryuk

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■ Tetiana Kudrytska

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